FNUS75 KLKN 281723 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNKER HILL...HUMBOLDT NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1023 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES. A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES TONIGHT USHERING IN MUCH COLDER AIR ON NORTHWEST WINDS. AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER IS POSSIBLE WITH NO ACCUMULATION. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE QUICKLY BY 10 AM FRIDAY...AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET FRIDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-53. MIN HUMIDITY........17-20%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON...GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FEET MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-23. MAX HUMIDITY........75-78%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING... BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-35. MIN HUMIDITY........24-27%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FEET MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TURNER REQUESTED BY...CARRIE THALER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110429.BUNKE.01/LKN